Home Office

Ethnic Groups: Homicide

lord blencathra: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether theywill publish for each of the last five years the number of black and minority ethnic (BAME) people who were killed either by murder or manslaughter by people who were (1)white British, and (2) BAME, British or otherwise.

baroness williams of trafford: The Home Office Homicide Index holds information recorded by the police in England and Wales on the ethnicity of victim and convicted suspects of homicide. The requested data are given in the table.Due to the time it can take for the police to investigate homicide offences and for cases to be heard in court, the number of suspects who have been convicted of homicide is likely to increase as additional court outcome information is received by the Home Office.



Table: ethnic appreance of homicide suspect
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Press Freedom

lord collins of highbury: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of theInternational Federation of Journalists’ draft UN International Convention on the safety and independence of journalists and other media professionals;and what plans they have to support its implementation.

lord ahmad of wimbledon: The Government believes that the principal problem concerning the safety and independence of journalists and other media professions relates to the inadequate implementation of existing relevant human rights frameworks and instruments, which if respected themselves provide sufficient protection. We are currently investigating how the Media Freedom Campaign can best add value and reinforce existing mechanisms, including those of the UN and other international organisations.

Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus

lord birt: To ask Her Majesty's Government whatassessment they have made of the latest scientific research on the amount of time that the COVID-19 virus remains potent on different kinds of surface; whether they will publish that assessment; and if so, when. [T]

lord bethell: The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) provides scientific advice to support United Kingdom decision-makers during emergencies.The Environmental and Modelling Group presented its report Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and Mitigating Measures to SAGE on 4 June 2020.This report addresses the latest research on the amount of time that the COVID-19 virus remains potent on different kinds of surface and sets out 39 risk mitigation measures that are important in different circumstances based on the individual setting.A copy of the report is attached.



Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 & Mitigating Measures
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